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  1. cottinpickin

    ALTEX rabbits?

    You could contact texas a n M and they may know of breeder close to you or make a road trip to Texas.They were not only developed as a terminal sire breed for meat production but mainly also to be better for southern/tropical climates with goal to send to 3 rd world countries to breed to local...
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    ALTEX rabbits?

    I have been raising Altex couple years now and they are great for terminal sires.crosses get to size i need faster and have more loin when butcherd out.Only thing I raise dresses out better is my Silver Foxes.And I may try an Altex on one of my SF does and see what happens.We got our stock from...
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    our first mini rex babies

    I bought a pair of mini rex at show in May.This is their first litter. Mom is a booted red and dad is a harly.Babies are solid red,booted tort,fawn and a magpie.so cute. how do i add a photo?
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    Baby buns - 6 wk Flemish and 9 day old crosses

    pretty bunnies! You can not garrontee what a rabbit will or won't due on another farm.Different feed,cages managment can all be facters pertaing to breeding issues.I've bought does that were "proven breeders" and got squat fromm them.I've been given suposedly non productive animal and turn out...
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    How to know if they are pregnant ...

    if your asking about tail test within a couple weeks the tail will start soften up and feel more squishy.
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    meat mutts

    1st find what is avalible in your area and decied how far you are willing to go and get them.Cal/NZ is most popular and easier to find. We have done the following crosses all with good results: Cal buck on nz does- hubby calls these the meat and potatoe rabbits. flemish buck on nz doe( M80's)...
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    Butcher Shears?

    Sam's Club carry one that is real good and also NFS certified.It came in a 2 pack and I've used one pair on 150 rabbits so far this year and just now starting to get dull.
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    How to know if they are pregnant ...

    Tail test: firm tail webbing not pregnaunt.Squishy tail webbing preganaunt.
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    Kinder

    Kinders (kin-der) are great multi purpose breed.We had them many years until hurricane ivan took out purebred buck and 2 f4 does.we had some f2 does left but no buck and decieded not to start over with them.If you go to the KGBA web site you can learn a lot about them and what makes them.
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    Dairy Goats

    we raise saanan,sable,oberhasli(my sweeties) and have a token couple of nupains ..oh i mean nubians.I have raised toggs as well.like them a lot milk flavor was fine i think togg flavor depepends on lines.some of the older lines have stronger milk as they were the cheese makers.The one alpine i...
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    teaser bucks-anyone use them?

    we have a wether that acts like a buck in with our girls.he is now 12 years old and loves his job.also the uncle goat to kids.baby sitting them when moms go out to pasture.
  12. cottinpickin

    Got A New Litter Today! - New Pics of litter in Reply #17

    pretty babies.The Agouti aka chestnut,sandy,castor is the base color of all rabbits.it is the "wild" color comming from the origin of all domestic rabbits the cotton tail.So that color will pop up especially when crossing colors.pink/red eye white is most recessive color so rew to rew always...
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